Rethinking rape law： an introduction&CLARE McGLYNN AND VANESSA E.MUNRO 1
PART Ⅰ Conceptual and theoretical engagements 15
1 From consent to coercion： evaluating international and domestic frameworks for the criminalization of rape&VANESSA E.MUNRO 17
2 Rethinking the criminal law’s response to sexual penetration： on theory and context&JONATHAN HERRING AND MICHELLE MADDEN DEMPSEY 30
PART Ⅱ International and regional perspectives 45
3 International criminal law and sexual violence： an overview&ALISON COLE 47
4 Learning our lessons？ The Rwanda Tribunal record on prosecuting rape&DORIS BUSS 61
5 The force of shame&KAREN ENGLE AND ANNELIES LOTTMANN 76
6 Everyday rape： international human rights law and violence against women in peacetime&ALICE EDWARDS 92
7 Defining rape under the European Convention on Human Rights： torture， consent and equality&PATRICIA LONDONO 109
8 Rape law reform in Africa： ‘more of the same’ or new opportunities？&HELENE COMBRINCK 122
PART Ⅲ National perspectives 137
9 Feminist activism and rape law reform in England and Wales： a Sisyphean struggle？&CLARE McGLYNN 139
10 All change or business as usual？ Reforming the law of rape in Scotland&SHARON COWAN 154
11 Rethinking Croatian rape laws： force， consent and the ‘contribution of the victim’&IVANA RADACIC AND KSENIJA TURKOVIC 169
12 Rape in Italian law： towards the recognition of sexual autonomy&RACHEL ANNE FENTON 183
13 Rethinking rape law in Sweden： coercion， consent or non-voluntariness？&MONICA BURMAN 196
14 Canadian sexual assault law： neoliberalism and the erosion of feminist-inspired law reforms&LISE GOTELL 209
15 Rape， law and American society&DONALD DRIPPS 224
16 Criminal law and the reformation of rape in Australia&PETER D.RUSH 237
17 Reforming the law of rape in South Africa&SHEREEN W.MILLS 251
PART Ⅳ New agendas and directions 265
18 Independent legal representation for complainants in rape trials&FIONA E.RAITT 267
19 Jury deliberation and complainant credibility in rape trials&LOUISE ELLISON AND VANESSA E.MUNRO 281
20 The mythology of male rape： social attitudes and law enforcement&PHILIP N.S.RUMNEY AND NATALIA HANLEY 294
21 Violence against women in South Asian communities in the UK： a culture of silence&AISHA GILL 308
22 Sexual assault of women with mental disabilities： a Canadian perspective&JANINE BENEDET AND ISABEL GRANT 322
Index 335